Swedish government

The Swedish government is to launch an investigation into introducing a new law similar to one in Norway which would make participating in a terrorist organization a criminal offence, The Local writes.

A programme to rehabilitate former Isis fighters and other extremists with housing, employment, education and financial support is being trialled in Sweden.

Local authorities in the city of Lund say the controversial measures aim to reintegrate returned jihadis into society and prevent them reverting to their former networks.

The Swedish government is expected to adopt a decision on Thursday to resume the military conscription in the country beginning 2018 due to the lack of volunteer recruits, local media reported.

The decision comes amid difficulties with filling the military units on the voluntary basis, the Swedish SR radio reported, citing Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist.

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BELGRADE - The Swedish government has told municipal authorities to prepare civil defense infrastructure and procedures for a possible war. The move was prompted by Sweden's return to the Cold War-era 'Total Defense Strategy', RT reports.

Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Friday thanked Sweden as the most important bilateral donor in the field of environmental protection in Serbia.

The Swedish government has set aside EUR 9 million for that purpose, the government said on its website.

Sweden, known as a haven for refugees, has temporarily reintroduced border checks in a bid to stem a record influx of migrants.

Even Sweden has its limits, Reuters reports in an article published describing the suffocating situation created due to the huge refugee flow.

French prosecutors and military authorities are investigating accusations that French soldiers in Central African Republic sexually abused children they were sent to protect.
     

I have to admit that I was a little late in catching up with the tension between Sweden and Saudi Arabia. For latecomers like me, let me summarize the situation.

First let me start by recalling that the Swedish government announced a ?feminist? foreign policy when it took office in September.

Sweden plans to station troops on the strategic Baltic island of Gotland, as Russia has increased its military activity in the region.

Permanent military presence has been absent from Gotland, which is Sweden's largest island, for a period of ten years, the Financial Times reports.